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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La.

A large live oak tree draped in Spanish moss spreads its sprawling branches over a grassy field, with buildings visible in the background near Chauvin, Louisiana.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La.

Original title

2005-27853.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/939.